Women: DFB team suffers defeat against sambia before World Cup

Women: DFB team suffers defeat against sambia before World Cup

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German national women's team loses a test game against Sambia

07.07.2023, Fürth: The German national women's team had to surrender in a friendly against Zambia on Friday evening. The game ended with an unfortunate 2: 3 (0: 0) for the guests from the south of Africa. The game took place in the Ronhof sports park in Fürth and was an important test for the German team two weeks before the start of the World Cup.

Sambia took the lead in the 49th minute through a placed low shot from Barbra Banda. Just five minutes later, Racheal increased Kundananji to 2-0. Lea Schüller managed the connection goal for Germany in the 91st minute, but captain Alexandra Popp only equalized in the 101st minute. Shortly afterwards, Sambia scored the decisive goal for 3-2 victory.

After the game, players and trainers commented on defeat. Sara Däbritz regretted the missed victory in front of a home crowd and stated that the team would be ready for the World Cup. Trainer Martina Voss-Tecklenburg spoke of a lack of precision and consequence in the score as weak points in your own team.

Sambia was also able to convince with a strong performance. They put Germany under pressure early and deservedly took the lead. The German team tried to turn the game through a change in defense and numerous goal opportunities.

In addition to the defeat, the German team also had to complain about three injured players. Marina Hegering, Lena Oberdorf and Carolin Simon had to leave the game prematurely and will be examined more closely on Saturday. Trainer Voss-Tecklenburg may now have to fall back on backup solutions.

On Saturday, the final 23-person squad will be nominated for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The DFB team starts on Tuesday towards "Down Under", where it will meet teams from Morocco, Colombia and South Korea. The test game against Sambia has shown that the German team still has to work on some weaknesses to successfully start the World Cup.